Cardinal Turkson to represent Vatican at EXPO 2017 in
Kazakhstan
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of
the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will act as the
"Commissioner for participation of the Holy See" during the
inauguration of the EXPO 2017 Exposition "Future Energy" in Astana,
Kazakhstan on 8-11 June.
A press release from the Dicastery said the exposition
"explores the theme of energy for the future, interpreted as an
opportunity for the promotion of humanity and the improvement of the 'common
home' on the basis of an equitable and sustainable use of natural resources".
Cardinal Turkson will be accompanied at the event by the
Apostolic Nuncio in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,
Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt.
The statement says the Vatican's exposition will develop
four thematic areas: "The love of God as the origin of the creation of man
and of the earth; energy as a tool placed in the hands of man, who has not
always made adequate use of it; energy directed towards the development of the
person and the care of the common home; and the strength of spirituality, with
particular reference to prayer, the search for meaning, and interreligious
dialogue."
Please find below the full text of the press release:
From 8 to 11 June, Cardinal Peter K. A. Turkson, prefect of
the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will visit Astana,
Kazakhstan, as the “Commissioner for participation of the Holy See” at the
inauguration of the EXPO 2017 Exposition, “Future Energy”.
The Holy See, which has participated in the Universal
Expositions since 1851, will be present with its own pavilion, entitled “Energy
for the Common Good: Caring for our Common Home”, realized with the
contribution from the local Church. It explores the theme of energy for the
future, interpreted as an opportunity for the promotion of humanity and the
improvement of the “common home” on the basis of an equitable and sustainable
use of natural resources.
The display structure of the Holy See, which makes use of
digital installations and will enable visitors to be accompanied along
photographic, artistic, cultural and spiritual itineraries, develops four
thematic areas: the love of God as the origin of the creation of man and of the
earth; energy as a tool placed in the hands of man, who has not always made
adequate use of it; energy directed towards the development of the person and
the care of the common home; and the strength of spirituality, with particular
reference to prayer, the search for meaning, and interreligious dialogue.
The inauguration of EXPO 2017 will take place on 9 June, and
that of the Holy See pavilion in the morning of the following day. Cardinal
Turkson will be accompanied by His Excellency Msgr. Francis Assisi Chullikatt,
apostolic nuncio in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and by
representatives of the local Church. The Holy See National Day is
scheduled to take place on 2 September.
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